HERTSBERGE, Belgium Ė The Phoenix based elite amateur team
Cycling Center Ė Bio Racer has announced the 2006 roster for its Belgium-based
racing program targeted primarily toward elite U.S. amateurs.

In addition, team director Bernard Moerman has outlined
growth that has occurred in the past year, including the addition of a second
Belgian facility for visiting masterís riders and international teams, as well
as the start of ties with Veloport Corp. in Albuquerque, N.M., as an
early-season training facility for Cycling Center athletes.

The race calendar for Cycling Center riders spans the
Atlantic with early- and late-season events in North America, including Valley
of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona and Vuelta Sonora in Mexico this spring, as
well as the Univest Grand Prix in September. The European racing calendar will
center on UCI races and kermesses in Belgium, as well as UCI races in the
Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany and Luxembourg.

Moerman said his goals for the Cycling Center for 2006
include advancing more young riders to the professional level, building a
continental team on both sides of the Atlantic with road, cyclocross and track
squads, expanding developmental and educational programs in the United States,
and expanding the masterís program in Europe.

Moerman also pointed to a number of Cycling Center alumni
who have moved to the professional ranks or are leading figures with top amateur
teams in the last few years. They include: Bryan Smith, Jake Rytlewski, Dan
Bowman, Eric Keim, Jacob Fetty, Tyson Apostol, Austin King, Corey Steinbrecher,
Mike Norton, Brian Sheedy, Rudy Robaina, Brian Adams and Jed Schneider.

Cycling Center Lads riding the McLane Pacific Classic Course in 2005.

Support for the Cycling Center and its athletes also comes
from various organizations in the United States, including the just-announced
Euro-Devo scholarship program for Michigan cyclists, as well as Hotter 'N Hell,
a bicycle tour that supports the cycling program at Midwestern State University
in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the schoolís athletes at the Cycling Center.
Numerous other individuals and clubs also deserve recognition for their
financial support of athletes who have been accepted into the program, Moerman
said.

With a few spots left open, the main part of the selection
for 2006 is known. Here is the 2006 Cycling Center roster with ridersí hometown
or country. Athletes will be based at the Cycling Centerís headquarters in
Hertsberge, Belgium, for either all or a portion of the March-through-September
season. Espoirs are noted with an asterisk (*):